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luesaay, January a,PERSONAL PARAGRAPHSPROSPEROUS PROSPERITY jFarewell Service to Pastor Shealy?Lee's Birthday Fittingly Ceiebratedby School ChildreniProsperity, Jan. 22.?Prosperity 'honored the memory of one whose [lofty spirit was the embodiment of,true Americanism?Robert E. Lee? 'at the school auditorium on Friday, iwhen the literary society had charge jof the program. Song, ''Bonnie Blue,Flag;" "Boyhood Days of Lee," Day,T,r 1 iiT OnwidO! flnH Iw erxs y Lec s uc i. > .? |Years," Margaret Griffin; "Sword ofLee," Julia Quattlebaum; song, "How |Firm a Foundation.""The name of Lee grows more glo- J jrious as the years pass. As chieftain .of the heroic armies of the Confederacy,his fame spread many years .acrn tn all Darts of the world. The j3Afame of Lee will continue to growl,with the years, and about the exalted?Jsepulchre at Arlington the earnest Iand sincere people of a world who'(believe in the eternal principles of ]truth, shall gather, and will place im- j 1niortelles of devotion in the spirit of,'reverence upon his shrine." j ^All the churches will unite in a un- j1 U A\-f |ion sen" e at urace cnurcn cm hca* ; (Sunday, January 29, at eleven o'clock.This being the last Sunday that Rev. IShealy will be here the other pastors jhave called off their services in order jthat all the congregations may par- jticipate in this sen-ice. Representa-1 .tive laymen from each church will:,speak in appreciation of the work 'done by Rev. Shealy who leaves Feb-:ruary 1st for his new field of work ,at Cameron. JjFriday afternoon at the residence'? T T TXTlcn fViq Wnnisn'? Mis-!OX MI S. x) u. I' tot i v......sionary society of Grace church held '.ja most enthusiastic meeting. After <1 *the devotional and business session tMiss Lillian Luthe .* in behalf of the >'society made a farewell talk to Mrs.! (Chas. J. Shealy expressing the re- (grets of losing such an active mem- '.jber, and one who has been faithful (J Air frt lnor Hlltv. also (d IIU CVC1 lcaujr v,v uv *iv* 7 ,wishing her much success in her new\field.The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. T. ]A. Dominick died Saturday night at jthe Columbia hospital where he was!taken Saturday for treatment. The |remains were brought to Prosperity ]on Atlantic Coast Line train Sunday. ?Interment took place at the Prosperitycemetery Sunday afternoon at 4 'o'clock, funeral services '.being con- jk*t tfaiT _T T) flriffin nastor of .UUUtCU ifcV ? . V* x . vthe bereaved parents. : ]The community league will meet'cThursday afternoon at 3:30 in the (the school auditorium. Miss Susie jLangford was in charge of the pre- jg ram.Prosperity received the news of A.'JH. Hawkins reelection cn the board <of directors of the penitentiary with'j- ' TTgreat delignt inursaay. i>ir. xi^v- <kins began service nine years ago, jhaving been appointed to fill an un-!expired term under Ex-GovernorCole L. Blease, and since then has j <been successfully re-elected each j ]term. | (Several days of the past week were iobserved as community days by the jcongregation of Grace church, and;much efforts were spent in improving <the spacious church grounds. The lo- tcation of the roads and side walks |jfrom the street to the church were al-'tered to some extent, and the grounds iotherwise prepared for later beautifying:with plants and flowers. i,The Farmers Cooperative associa- ,tion met Saturday and the officerselected for the ensuing year are:G. D. Brown, Jr., president.T. M. Mills, vice president. ,R. C. Hunter, secretary.T. D. Copeland of Clinton was a j^business visitor to Prosperity onFriday.P. L. L&ngford has been visiting'?1_ crelatives in owauaca.Mrs. W. L. Epting and W. B.!Hughes of Reidsville came down tojoin Mrs. W. T. Gibson, Mrs. Ralph jGrant, Mrs. J. B. Stockman, and Byrd;Gibson who went to Columbia Wednesdayto attend the funeral of LittleCatherine, the two year old daughterof Mr and Mrs. Ray Gibson.onr! P.pvHPV 1UCI WUIIW U'iu v. . > - |Saner visited Mrs. Roy Kohn of Co- {lum'oia during: the pas: week.G. D. Brown, Jr., has returnedfrom Columbia.Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bedenbaugh ofPomaria spent Saturday with Mrs.Birge Wise.Mrs. C. T. Wyche has returnedfrom a short visit to her daughter.Mrs. James Goggans of Columbia.George S. Wise spent several dayslast week in the capital city.Mrs. Nancy Wheeler has returned jfrom Newlberry and has gone tohousekeeping at her residence onMain street.O. S. Miller spent Friday in Columbia.Mrs. Maxwell Forbes and little MissMaxine and Mrs. Charles Forbes returnedWednesday to New York aftervisiting the former's parents. Dr.and Mrs. C. T. Wyche.Mrs. E. W. Werts visited her sister,Mrs Mae Lee Chase at the Columbiahospital on Friday.Mr. and Mrs. James P. Lutherspent several days last week in Columbia.Mr. D. M. Langford, Miss MaryLangford, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Morrisand Horace Dominick motored toSpartanburg for the week-end wherethey heard Billy Sunday.Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Schumpert visifpflthpir Hauyhter. Mrs. J. A. Hunt;>f Saluda, last week.J. B. Halfacre of Newberry spentThursday with Mr. and Mrs. J. H.Crosson.Mrs Wm. Beden'oaugh of Saludamd Mrs. Pearl Dominick of O'Neallhave been visiting their sister, Mrs.B. F. Dawkins.Mrs. Carrie Hartman of Columbiais on a short visit to relatives here.Miss Ethel Counts en route to Wal-!halla spent the week-end with her pa:ents,Prof, and Mrs. E. 0. Counts, jMiss Cheslie Kiibler is spending a j~u:i?VI1UC 111 oaiuiiu.Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wise spentMonday in Columbia.M. E. Fulmer has returned from a:hree months' stay in Titusville, Fla. iMr. A. A. Singley visited Mrs. jSingley at the Baptist hospital during-ho a'ppk.~ ISPARKS FROM BILLY SUNDAY. |Anderson Mail.I believe that a man who plots to j*uin a girl should be shot on the:spot?I mean just that.If all the epitapns in the grave-'yards told the truth the devil would j:>e wearing1 mourning.I believe in the Christian religion,n the supremacy of the Anglo- jSaxon race and in America.T.here is no neutrality in religion'or in Americanism. A man is a!one hundred per cent Christian or hes not a Christian at an; a man is?ither a one hundred per cent pa:riotor he is no patriot at all.;Every man's value is measured '.by jlis willingness to serve his country,n peace as well as in war.Civilization is a ship, and you j' 1 ? j.:? !lave a captain s oongauun lu nmu j;ave it or go down with it.No flag can be greater than thejeople who live under it. What a Icountry we would have if Eugene'3ebs were president :ind Victor Berrervice president and all the rest}>f that crew in high position in thegovernment!When the socialists nominated;Debs for president while he was a':onvict in the penitentiary they insultedevery star in the flag and ev-;irv man who loves his country.I am a labor man. All of my:abcrnacles are built by union lab-'>r. and I am proud of it, but-I would* * *-t T IIT W7 1lot let a memoer 01 me i. >v. ?r.,irive a nail or saw a plank if I knew It. ? !IiA workman is a thief if he lo^fsjn the jc'b and an employer is a:hief if he pays his employe less than 1a decent wage.rto-ryif'jl r>r?v luhnv t.VlPi\ Ci 111CI V. <J 1 L CI i 11 V ? M vv & <<v?v - . . ?right to dictate the terms of an industrialdispute without taking thepublic into consideration.4 |The public has a bigger stake inany industrial jV.fpute than ftithercapital or labor, and don't you forgetit.The mission of America now isto salvage the world from the -wreckand the hell of war.Our next fight here in Americamust be to abolish the so-called socialevil.I believe in denominations. Denominationsfit different temperamentsand I 'believe they are of God. Buta real Christian doesn't pay muchattention to denominational lines.Our society will never be worthrespecting: until it demands the samestandards for men that it demandsfor women.V^V,.VlOllfSL U1"C? means ni^u iimmodest dress means low morals,and you dare not dispute it.The dev'i1 himself couldn't catcha man until he baited his hook witha woman. Adam, the first man, f-\lfor a woman, and men have bee.ifalling for women ever since.Enthusiasm for God is infectious.If you have it you will give it toother?.Kno\vio<lf>e is of no value unlessyou use it. - 11 JJgJThe greatest handicap to Chrtianity is the kind of lives that soiso-called Christians lead.ij "There are no difficulties to hiI that wills." We cun do anyifinthat we will to do.I am not a magician or a pri fessional entertainer of any kind.J am merely an old-fashioned preac! er of old-fashioned religion.IiWhen time is lost it cannot Ii Tf ic o 1ac<Ci C")CX1V 11 iO U l-V/UUij A man may be converted inj desert or upon a lonely mountai:j but I don't believe any man \viI mrov / nnvpvfpfl without the use (some human agency.Beware of get-rich-quick schemeI had rather have five per cent an| eight hours' sleep than to be promi;ed forty per cent, and then have iisomnia.Any fool can be a critic. Jtakes neither brains nor heart to fcia knocker.jA working Christian will nevehave any dou'bts as to his Christiaiity. If you ask him if he is a Christian he wlil not say, "I hope so."Movho vnn avp not a erenius buyou can be a hustler. Get busy.A good woman is the best thinthis side of heaven, and a bad wonan woman is the worst thing thi.side of hell.If a man will court his wife aearnestly after mariage as before hneed fear neitner tne divorce cumnor a rival.Somebody has said that if you arfond of drama read the Bible. Thais true. There is no other book sfilled with dramatic and thrilling; siluations.Some people set great store otheiir rr.brality, culture and; refin*ment. but these things count fomighty little in the sight of God.Wo nrp makintr money in Ameiica 'by the bucketful, but we are gcing to hell by the carload.The man who has nothing bumoney?is the poorest man on eart?There is no more useless creaturupon earth than the woman whlives for nothing but society.A man that can drive hogs withcut swearing will stand withouhitching anywhere.What a foolish thing profanity isIt is the cheapest and the most cortemptible of all sins. It gainsman nothing; it only advertises hidepravity and empty-headedness.There can be no red in our flawithout the white and the blue. ThReds will never control this courtry, but we have got to be on guarcNever will the United States rc(ognize the present bolshevist goverrment in Russia. We may feed tnstarving Russian people, but we wihave nothing to do with their rottegovernment.Ii Whoever tries to destroy our Salbath is trying to undermine our go^(ernment.I And the same people who are viellating the prohibition law are worling hand in glove with the ana1chists who are trying to destroy 01i o-nvprmipfit. Peoole will realizthis after a while, and what a clearing- up there will be.IJ There is more respect for thSabbath here in the South than iany other section of the countryand it jrives me (pleasure to tell thto the roughnecks up North.iI A gambler is either a thief or|fool?and he is usually both. Theij is nothing- in gambling.Find me the meanest word in tr| dictionary and I will apply it tI these who are profiteering in th[necessaries of life. Xo punishmeicould be too severe.There are some women who ca;! not sew, but they can rip beautif'j;Iy. And how they do rip reput,: tions.iJ Count your blessings. Attempt ''enumerate them, one by one, and t:tolal i 11 astound you.If your heart is not of .stone it wmelt when you think of the merciof God that are showered upon y<every da v.g III | IMHI limn 1 ill,f WfimWBEBgI iWHlllllMlMllll! imi .III. III.!f%, r?rra 1 @ilromc Shiimsav MnrnIVpJvMsa Asar\ 9 n 1IPr| ^ I o f& I uftudllllu^I Tiinreflav FviflavIi nui auuj | JL i iiiuj | wwWe have determined to turrIT* ?s, TTk r? u c idk O $" rlipsf ?^ 1A, w vw?>a iiivuu, ^vantage of these savings whday. Tell your friends.$ -rsq?. ?&]!? wt ^?K x*?^N <Z"*\ ,^*^1 -^r f <?j Ldui^ ncauyiuIEvery price reduced. Plain sale piour stock, everything goes.I $15.00 COAT SUITS $5.00Coat Suits worth up to $15.00. SalejAPRON GINGHAMS ]A ^ * - --1 1 ^ 'V 1 TTTC. llf 1-1 IT -y-\ tI Apron (jingnams in an cuims, wuiui up ito 20c, all piled on a big table at yd 10c |;!| BEST QUALITY OUTING AT 10c1 ? ' u ? 1, ,3 1 4- -i-i /-] / ! onO/ r\] vc Onfinor|,puuu, emu. Liciirv tvivu. wwiLj-, *worth up to 20c. Sale price the yard ....10ci'!| '.(None sold to dealers.)Iz BED TICKING AT !0c and 15c.t.Good Straw Ticking, sale price the,T,A'Or 1i aw *<m w n imunmm iw hwhimi m?hm ? ? ?>rw i mi-ih *??t?i mum j*\ ji ngn mtCj ' * YARD WIDE BLEACHING^'1 .'Hill Bleaching, Hope, Fruit of the Loom<1 Rleachinsr. worth 25c. Sale price yd 15cj TABLE OIL CLOTH? Fifty pieces standard Table Oil Cloth,cil worth elsewhere 35c and uu to 50c. SaleI price the yard 25crtMruA P/idf r.!Nr,HAM.S!| | i JL ^ A jLjf.uL ~ A A *4 A AS. AAf A. IW vI Utility and Red Sea! Ginghams, worthup to 25c. Sale price the yard 15cMOHAWK SHEETS80x90 Mohawk Sheets at $1,4972x99 Mohawk Sheets at $1.35n a WTC,'Jl e\j I .5 x ,jiri 40 dozen in the lot to be closed out. All I;< '! sizes and stlyes 95c, $1.25, $1.49 and $1.28 |? T^Tr<P) P31 ; * j-y r?II L.AU1HD OIL.IV nujLnil In black, white and cordavan. SI.50!Silk Hose, sale price pair 95cjIall / \ NEW SPRING/ \ OXFORDS.New Spring Ox'jjif or- every train.iliWrX ^^\JL t> \ '! >il our Dig siioe i***' ^sbbbb^!^^^ department. irT-jnr.tiiMBM?MW?>W? c*3MBonBnrwoNwr?**i*.";<w?*?_>*?*"Lb | ji __' . c, .M.ut aBSWHSKaSBflKTK^JSAXaSflC? SEJaTCSIJT?-" u'wutffazazuMJ ..?M M IB?MSB?^a uvl utuv i* ' I ! j9Iflfe.A jdDfaai Jf fwO Wlift |?1jjj^$I 1usmz.^Lym^'tjrtrMis^^n uigjw* '^^.nj.rji^-^tcncyrcaiiww it iii pc?nm^imjwi " *n" "ihnilav sinfl Mnniiav iLiUS UU f UU1U IfiVfliUMjf |i this big stock of desirable JDossible moment. Take ad- jlie you carlo Come everyi'amir.-< ?aw??a?meammmmmmmmam \ mmmmmmmmmmmammmmm ? ?? . > ? i ? am n wwjhWW*r SarrifirpfiV 1? Ai^EBr- vs** wa?ices are placed on everything in$10.00 COAT SUITS $1.50. .1Nineteen Coat Suits lined on rack. OneCoat Suit to each buyer at $1.50< 'STANDARD BLEACHING JFull yard wide, 20c value, sale pricethe yard, 10c(10 yards to each buyer.)36-INCH LONG CLOTH 121c ' jj100 pieces Long Cloth, the 20c kind, saleprice the yard ....l'2-|-c JNEW SPRING GINGHAMS 19c. J200 ful1 pieces new style Ginghams inplaids, stripes and checks, 27 and 82 inch . .Gino-ham r>i:pfi on a bis- table. 2oc and 35c^ ~ wGingham at : ; 19c?mw?iiibi nwn? ! w.IUMI > mimuaimm wnw i iimhi c.w.m ?.i*mmTABLE DAMASKv ;vTable Linen, short lengths, ail plied ona big table, half price.2.21,3, and 3 J lengths._?? > ikwij n.wv<i?i?wi mioafc-mkr* in is j i mmm n i i --?*??mmm m mmmm jimvhBED ROOM SLIPPERS J200 pairs Felt Bed Room Slippers, allhaw crilnrs. worth ud to 82.00 and .$2.50. iSale price ."..'...$1.39 I 3CRINKLED BED SPREADS |80x90 Crinkled Bed Spreads $1.9880x90 Crinkled Bed Spreads $1.98 \72x90 Crinkled Bed Spreads $1.69fSJ 8 , fSJ 9 ' ' ; I --JMioes:1 bnoes! / I ?I--". $m|.. !- i Iyou turn. Ladie/ ';iack i ij//.y y> JJand tan Shose, low and , / i ||medium and high he oh. JiAii sizes, choice pair $1,38 / |